After 14 long months....

Jimmy has arrived on American soil, headed home to Texas, to see his family. He has been serving in Iraq since November 2007. Lindsey just called to let us know that he had called from Maine, and will be arriving later today at Fort Hood, TX, where he is stationed.

God has kept him safe again!!!! A few months ago, some of the men in Jimmy's team were facing a difficult mission and some of them were struggling with the uncertainty of the task. Jimmy confidently told them, "Stay close to me! My Mom and Dad are praying and my Mom told me that she was praying for God to put me in a bubble of protection. Stay close to me and you can be in it, too!" Thank God for the provision of safety for all our troops that are in harm's way.

It will be several weeks before we will be able to go see Jimmy due to work and financial constraints, but just to know that he is back in the States is awesome!

Please remember to pray for our troops. It is vital to their well being and ultimately ours as well. It is the sacrifice of our troops that has kept our nation more safe that it would have been without it!

Jimmy, we are glad that you are almost home!!!!!

Keep the faith!

CARRY ON!